Thanksgiving and Christmas are a time when people are focused on giving and serving. It’s one of my favorite parts of the holiday season.

It’s also something I’m trying to emphasize in my own home — making Christmas more about how we make others feel rather than what we receive.

My 4-year-old is having a hard time grasping this, unsurprisingly.

In my family, we teach that Jesus Christ is the greatest gift of all — and that’s why we give gifts to others. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I’m touched by how the church emphasizes this. And it doesn’t just ask its members to serve or donate — it lives that principle, too.

In 2024, the Church of Jesus Christ donated “ $1.45 billion in humanitarian aid , welfare and other relief,” Deseret News reporter Tad Wal

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